Colorado Nazi's

[spittoon]

I hate it when people beat around the bush and don't make their thoughts on a subject clear.

[Hoosier]

coexist stickers make me think they are unintelligent shit eating cock suckers that fuck up the country

Is it the idea of coexistence that makes you think this about people, or just the type of people who have that sticker are generally dirty hippies?

I'm not generally a fan of Fashion shows, but if war could be solved with one, I would approve.

H.

[cstone]

I always wonder about the motivation for people who dress up as either Nazis or Confederates. If there is some historical significance to the use of the uniforms and symbols, I don't normally spend too much time thinking about it, however, too often these people are simply white supremacists.

I was raised on the east coast. Race was often one of the most important issues because there were significant, 40% to 70% black communities. I remember the white flight from many neighborhoods in thge 60's and 70's. Some white communities became very reactionary. It was not unusual to see Confederate battle flags flying in yards where the owners couldn't find Gettysburg on a map. If you went a little farther north into Pennsylvania or upstate New York the white supremacists were more likely to use Nazi symbols, presumably because they couldn't claim any Rebel heritage.

The worst example I can recall, was in a small town Fourth of July picnic in southwestern Virginia. A hot summer afternoon, and the cold beer was plentiful. Many young men were shirtless as they walked from pick up to pick up admiring lift kits. This one young man was obviously a graduate of several penal institutions where I would guess he received his very noticeable body art. He had a shoulder to shoulder Nazi eagle, complete with swaztika on his back. One of my sons, who was young at the time, asked me how such a young man could have been a Nazi. I told him that while the symbol was in fact a Nazi symbol, some people who use such symbols have no idea of what they mean or their significance in history. They misappropriate pieces of history to make their own political statement which often has nothing to do with or is a bad interpretation of what the symbol actually represents.

That said, I would love to own an MG42 or MP44.

[Jumpstart]

I always wonder about the motivation for people who dress up as either Nazis or Confederates. If there is some historical significance to the use of the uniforms and symbols, I don't normally spend too much time thinking about it, however, too often these people are simply white supremacists.

I was raised on the east coast. Race was often one of the most important issues because there were significant, 40% to 70% black communities. I remember the white flight from many neighborhoods in thge 60's and 70's. Some white communities became very reactionary. It was not unusual to see Confederate battle flags flying in yards where the owners couldn't find Gettysburg on a map. If you went a little farther north into Pennsylvania or upstate New York the white supremacists were more likely to use Nazi symbols, presumably because they couldn't claim any Rebel heritage.

The worst example I can recall, was in a small town Fourth of July picnic in southwestern Virginia. A hot summer afternoon, and the cold beer was plentiful. Many young men were shirtless as they walked from pick up to pick up admiring lift kits. This one young man was obviously a graduate of several penal institutions where I would guess he received his very noticeable body art. He had a shoulder to shoulder Nazi eagle, complete with swaztika on his back. One of my sons, who was young at the time, asked me how such a young man could have been a Nazi. I told him that while the symbol was in fact a Nazi symbol, some people who use such symbols have no idea of what they mean or their significance in history. They misappropriate pieces of history to make their own political statement which often has nothing to do with or is a bad interpretation of what the symbol actually represents.

That said, I would love to own an MG42 or MP44.

What? Don't you want to celebrate diversity?

[cstone]

What? Don't you want to celebrate diversity?

It's not often that I find myself quoting French politicians, however if Nicolas Sarkozy were running against President Obama, I would give a great deal of weight to comments like this:

"It's a failure," Sarkozy said of multiculturalism. "The truth is that, in all our democracies, we've been too concerned about the identity of the new arrivals and not enough about the identity of the country receiving them."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...027258,00.html

[earplug]

Please don't be asking for some kneejerk law against wearing or displaying stuff you don't like.

[Ryan_Th3_K1d]

Coming from a reenactors point of view, if you are portraying one side of the war it's always nice to have the other perspective. I mainly do the revolutionary war period and have a lot of close friends that portray the british side. Reenacting the bad guys is often just as fun as the good guys.

If people are just wearing nazi uniforms around in the general public that's stupid.

[Hoosier]

This is the most interesting small arm to come out of WWII, IMHO:



Too bad it was given an unfortunate name.

H.

[reddevil1111]

While in the Marine Corps I had the chance to fire a Columbian mg-42 it was of WW2 mfg. I think Poland? They had piles of them. I burned 600 rounds and walked away very impressed. For a medium machine gun it ran belts VERY quickly. But not only did it have a high rate of fire, it also vented well and it had 40-50% less heat than the m-60E-3 I carried. The barrels swapped out easily and it was easy to control your rate of fire and accurate.
I found myself pretty jealous.
The m-60 trigger group used to fall off in the middle of shooting it /humping it around. Then you have to slam fire it to get it up and running. not a lot of fun.
I dream of a time machine. I would cruse through time grabbing mint condition weapons and fast cars. Maybe someday right?

[Birddog1911]

I'm surprised that I'm the first to ask this. Were they wearing Nazi uniforms, or Wehrmacht uniforms? I'm a little rough on my history, but I'm pretty sure there is a big distinction between the two. Personally, I've always admired the Wehrmacht, but despise the Nazis, which I often distinguish as the SS.